VMAThis year is the 40th anniversary of the MTV VMAs — the very first one was held in 1984 — so it’s a good year to introduce a new category: VMAs Most Iconic Performance.MTV has unveiled its nominations for four social categories, including that one, Song of the Summer, Best Group and Best Trending Video.…… read more »
Kate Green/Getty ImagesA few days ago, everyone thought it was very cute that a racehorse that Taylor Swift’s boyfriend Travis Kelce has bought a stake in just happened to be named Swift Delivery. But it turns out it wasn’t just a coincidence: It was “Karma.”Emily Slavkin, the woman who picked out the horse’s moniker, took…… read more »
InterscopeZedd’s new album, Telos — his first in nine years — is out now. He’s released plenty of singles between then and now, including “Stay” and “The Middle,” so why the wait? Lack of inspiration and lack of energy, he tells ABC Audio.”Jumping back into an album and really thinking conceptually about how every song that you…… read more »
Sabrina Carpenter is giving fans a taste of what it was like to film the music video for her new single, “Taste.” In the behind-the-scenes clip shared to YouTube on Thursday, Sabrina walks fans through the gory visuals in the video. “In the Sabrina cinematic universe, women never die. Men unfortunately suffer most with the…… read more »
Capitol RecordsKaty Perry’s most recent album, Smile, came out on Aug. 28, 2020, and she celebrated its fourth anniversary by posting a video showing where she was on that day — in the hospital.”Happy 4th birthday to my fifth album Smile. Where were you when this album came out?” Katy posted on her Instagram Story.…… read more »
VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty ImagesTake this with a grain of salt, but a U.K. tabloid claims that Taylor Swift may be preparing to add “author” to her already impressive resume.The Sun claims that Taylor might be planning to publish a novel she wrote when she was a teenager. Called A Girl Called Girl, it’s about a…… read more »
Disney/Randy HolmesOlivia Rodrigo and her boyfriend, actor Louis Partridge, are now event official.Liv was on hand on Aug. 29 to support Louis at the Venice Film Festival, where he was promoting his new Apple TV+ limited series Disclaimer. While the two were photographed together, Variety notes that Olivia didn’t walk the red carpet, and sat…… read more »
Sarah PardiniHalsey has said that her new album, The Great Impersonator, will be a concept album in which she imagines what she would’ve sounded like if she’d debuted as an artist in previous decades. We’ll get a glimpse of one of those decades when she drops her next song.The track, “Ego,” is coming out Sept. 6.…… read more »
Astrida Valigorsky/Getty ImagesA few months ago, Ariana Grande posted a Wicked-related meme featuring Chappell Roan and wrote that she “really loved” the “Good Luck, Babe!” singer. Now Chappell is returning the love.In a livestream, a fan asked for Chappell’s thoughts on the upcoming movie version of Wicked, starring Ariana, of course. “Wait, is it out?” Chappell…… read more »
L-Teddy: Disney/Eric McCandless; R- Donnell: Michael S. Schwartz/Getty ImagesSince Teddy Swims took over the charts with “Lose Control,” he’s acquired millions of fans, but he’s super excited that one particular celebrity is into his music.Teddy shared a video originally posted by Chocolate Sundaes Comedy Show of comedian and actor Donnell Rawlings, best known for Chappelle’s Show, onstage…… read more »
